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William Peters Aviation Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-485
Abstract
The collection compiled by William H. Peters and given to Lieutenant Colonel John Glenn includes 53 photographs of famous aviators and aircrafts from the beginning of man-powered flight through the late 1930s. Included are images of the 1903 Wright Flyer, Glenn Curtiss, Benjamin Foulois, Fiorello Henry LaGuardia and many others. This collection also contains many signed photographs and documents including signatures from Wilbur Wright, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Dr. Hugo Eckner, Edwin Levick and...
Dates:
1903-1964; Majority of material found within 1908-1930
Found in:
Special Collections
William F. Yeager Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-223
Abstract
William F. Yeager was a military and commercial pilot, as well as an aviation photographer and collector who owned an aviation photography business. The collection consists of information about Yeager's WWII experience as a B-25 pilot in North Africa and his post-war flying experience as an Air Force and commercial pilot. The collection also contains flight training books, flying tools, correspondence, and aircraft history and design information. The bulk of the collection is more than...
Dates:
1925 - 1990
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Bellinger, Patrick N. L., 1885-1962 1
- Bider, Oskar 1
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- Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 1
- Fonck, René, 1894-1953 1
- Foulois, Benjamin D., 1879-1967 1
- Glenn, John, 1921-2016 1
- LaGuardia, Fiorello Henry, 1882-1947 1
- LeBlanc, Alfred, 1869-1921 1
- Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 1
- Maxim, Hiram S. (Hiram Stevens), 1840-1916 1
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- Peters, William H. (Photograph collector) 1
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